The B-17 Alliance Group has just released the following:”We are excited to announce that we are ready to lower the Lacey Lady B-17 44-85790. The lowering crew will arrive onsite the week of August 11th to begin preparations for the lowering. The lowering will occur later that week. As soon as the crew has given us the green light that they are ready to lower we will announce that day here.” The organization, based in Aurora, Oregon is working to preserve the famous Gas Station Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (s/n 44-85790) known as “Lacey Lady”.
Jump on board the B-17 “Lacey Lady” Campaign Drive and help the B-17 Alliance get “Lacey Lady” out of the weather.
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Contact: Terry Scott, Executive Director
Phone: 503-654-6491
The B-17 Alliance is a 501 c3 and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
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I’m very happy to see you are restoring the Lacey Lady! When I was 12 years old I was “flying her” atop of the Texico gas station in milwakee OR. I had a wonderful time and spent hours and hours during weekends aboard her and it was a lot of fun. If you are looking for spare parts, try the Chino airport in California where they have the “Picadilly Lilly II. I know it will cost a lot to completely restore a B-17 You should see all the restoration projects they have going on at the Chino Air Musium. Well, anyway, I hope to see the Lacey Lady in airshows sometime soon! Thanks, Steve
I know the original owner flew the lacey lady from an airplane wrecking yard all the way to Troutdale airport in 1948 or 49. They almost didn’t make it! The first time I saw her was in 1954 when my dad took me inside and showed me the airplane like he used to fly in during WWII. I was 3 years old. I have lots of pics of her on my PC. Send me an email and I’ll forward them to you…